Leiche
See also: léiche
German
Etymology
From Middle High German līche, līch f (“body”), from Old High German līh n, f, (“body, shape, figure”), from Proto-Germanic *līką n, from Proto-Indo-European *līg-. Cognate with Dutch lijk, Old English līc, Danish lig. Related with German gleich, English like.
Pronunciation
Noun
Leiche f (genitive Leiche, plural Leichen)
Declension
Synonyms
- Leichnam (see there for usage notes)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Leiche” in Duden online
Pennsylvania German
Noun
Leiche
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